Two weeks ago, a country home in Dorset sold for £210,000 above its guide price within minutes. How? It went to private auction. Seven of the 12 invited buyers gathered in the dining room of the 18th-century farmhouse in Gussage All Saints, near Wimborne

On a clear night with a full moon, natural light cascades through tree branches. Late-night grillers, kids squeezing in a few more minutes on the swing set and evening strollers can see a little better.

Wildflowers are among nature's greatest gifts, and yet they can be the most difficult plants to grow in gardens. The problem is that we aren't observing nature. We try to impose our own ideas of when and how to plant them. In the wild, the life cycle of

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Owner of the Argos catalogue shops and Homebase DIY stores has warned that its sales will to fall this year as debt-laden customers cut spending on home improvement.